Doctors Remove 1.5-Inch Round Worm From Woman With Sore Throat After Eating Sashimi

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It’s the stuff of nightmares.

Sushi lovers like to think the raw fish dish they enjoy is safe. That was not the case for an anonymous 25-year-old woman in Japan who arrived at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo complaining of a sore throat earlier this year.